Mindstorms spiderbot
This creation, by YouTube user MennoGorter appears to use four NXT servos to manipulate its legs, as well as an ultrasonic sensor to avoid obstacles. [Via TheNXTStep.]
Year: 2010
Madagascar Institute Maker Faire Poster
Don’t miss the Madagascar Midway, Chariot Races, and more from the Madagascar Institute this weekend at World Maker Faire NY. Poster by Jason.
How-To: Dried Flower Bouquets
Happy first day of autumn! I was cutting off the dead stuff on some wild irises in my yard last weekend and noticed how delicate and beautiful the dried blossoms were. This got me thinking about the dried up, deep brown blooms (Curly Dock) you always see by the side of the road this time […]
Winner of The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book
Congratulations to Leslie from Salt Lake City, UT for winning a copy of The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book by Steven Tatar with Denise Grollmus. Thanks to everyone who entered. More giveways will be coming soon!
Maker Faire CRAFT Demo Profile: Anna of Mochimochi Land
World Maker Faire New York is this weekend, and we’ve put together a full schedule for of awesome demos for both days at the CRAFT booth. Each day this week, we’ll profile one of the folks who will be presenting. Be sure to mark your schedule and head to the CRAFT booth for all the […]
How-To: Build an official BBC Dalek, ca 1973
Apparently if you wrote to the BBC in the late 1970s or early 1980s wanting to know how to build your own Dalek, they sent you this fantastic set of official plans, which are now preserved for posterity in the cloud-mind at Tom Rathborne’s site. [via Neatorama]
Getting to World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science
Nick Normal @ Make: Online writes: There are several ways to get to the 1st annual World Maker Faire this weekend in Queens, NYC. We’re expecting overwhelming crowds to be traveling by subway, and wanted to provide some pictures to assist you on your trip. The recommended way of getting to the World Maker Faire […]
